Hearing aid advice

I need them too, but don’t have 5grand lying around.
My last test at an ENT was several years ago, told me I have hearing loss at the same frequency as the human voice.
I’m constantly asking people to repeat themselves, and saying, what, what? It really sucks and it doesn’t help that I work with a bunch of low talkers and whispers. They always think someone is going to overhear or something so they whisper every thing. I try to tell them they can’t do that with me, but they still continue to do so. If they don’t have hearing loss themselves, they just don’t get it.
Guess I’m going to have to bite the bullet and finance some.